Regardless of the nature of the event you are planning, there are always procedures, permits and risks an organizer must consider. If you’re not a professional event planner, nor a member of a formal organization, it’s not always clear as a volunteer what responsibilities you hold when hosting a public event. Have you considered what you would […]
Continue ReadingThe streamlined Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement
The Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement is a guide for involving volunteers in all levels of an organization. It is adaptable to organizations of all sizes, and can help you design, implement, evaluate and enhance your volunteer program. With the aim of improving volunteer involvement across Canada, the Code promotes meaningful engagement that meets the needs of both an […]
Continue ReadingVolunteering: A Way of Acting, a Way of Doing – A Way of Being
There’s nothing I enjoy more than a challenge. So when the Montreal Children’s Hospital contacted me with an urgent need to recruit a team of volunteers for their two-day Spartan Race fundraiser, taking place at 6:00 a.m. during a weekend and a two hours drive away, I unhesitantly assured them they would get their fifty […]
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